On 9/2/05 10:03 am, in article , "Bennett
Langdon" wrote:


"Sacha" wrote in message
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Whatever she grows (other than shrubs) would be planted in great masses,
no 'dot' planting in this garden!
As to what she does in the garden at different times of year, would she do
*anything* other than pick flowers for the house? Wouldn't there be a
'little man' to do the actual gardening? ;-)
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Sacha
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*Many* thanks for this!

Nick


Despite my 'little man' remark a lot of 'posh gardeners' like to do their
own thing in the garden and are frequently found 'bums up' in the herbaceous
border. It's said that the Dowager Duchess of Devonshire cherishes a remark
in her visitors' book - "We saw the Duke in the garden and he looked quite
normal!".
I think you might find The Lasket by Roy Strong on the making of his garden,
a good book to browse through. He wasn't born 'posh' but he knows 'posh',
if you see what I mean and is very hot on strong architectural planting.
And here's a link to the RHS calendar of work in the garden:
http://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/calendar.asp

Oh and she might be iffy about petunias BTW, except for the very soft
coloured or white ones trailing from a lovely old urn. And *definitely* no
bizzy lizzies but certainly their cousin, Impatiens tinctoria, "if it
survives our winters, my dear". ;-)
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
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